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Troublesome Words: What is a Troublesome Word?
Referring to words that are often used incorrectly, this resource identifies those "troublesome" terms that can produce confusion and shows learners how they should be used properly. Since even adults have trouble using such words as...
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Can
Here is a language arts interactive worksheet which invites learners to use their knowledge of the word "can" to fill in the blanks. They create new sentences. Everyone answers 12 questions.
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Misused Verbs: Can/May
In this misused verbs worksheet, students insert the words can, was able to, may, or might into the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total on this worksheet.
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Can / Can't
In this can and can't worksheet, students write sentences about what they can and can't do and label pictures of what they can and can't do. Students complete 2 activities.
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Modal Verbs
In this can, may, and must worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with forms of can, may, and must. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Can/Can't
In this can and can't learning exercise, students write the animal names of animals that can and can't do something and complete a crossword. Students also watch a video.
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Levels of Ability
In this levels of ability worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct forms of can, could, be able to, may, or might. Students complete 13 multiple choice questions.
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Modals of Ability 1 - Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might
For this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 13 multiple choice questions regarding modals of ability. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Can You Swim?
In this writing questions and statements worksheet, students write 4 questions and answers based on the picture clues provided.
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I can sing
In this tracing and writing activity, students trace and write the word "can" in sentences based on pictures. Students complete 6 sentences and trace 2 words.
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Reading List: Can
In this reading and writing worksheet, students read and write the word can in simple sentences. Students trace the word 4 times, and read 5 simple sentences.
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What Can You See?
In this ESL activity learning exercise, students respond to the question "What can you see?" using the 6 picture clues and the scrambled word answer bank to assist them.
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What can bugs do?
In this bugs worksheet, students fill in the word "can" to complete sentences that talk about bugs. Students fill in the word "can" to 9 sentences.
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Talking About Ability
In this talking about ability worksheet, students learn about conversations pertaining to abilities as they examine 5 example conversations.
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Asking People to do Things
For this asking people to do things worksheet, students learn to use the word can to convey the idea that they are able to do something as they read 4 examples.
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Santa Monica College: J. Cheney: Can or May?
Students read the definitions of the words "can" and "may" and complete five practice sentences by choosing the correct words to fill in the blanks. When finished, students can click submit to see the correct answers as well as their...
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Sophia: Helping Verbs
To introduce the idea of "helping" verbs, which may be part of verb strings or phrases, and how they add important shades of meaning. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. Additional web sites are...
